CS/SB 268 (2021) -  Preemption of Local Occupational Licensing

General Bill by Regulated Industries and Perry
Preemption of Local Occupational Licensing: Preempting licensing of occupations to the state; prohibiting local governments from imposing additional licensing requirements or modifying licensing unless specified conditions are met; specifying that certain specialty contractors are not required to register with the Construction Industry Licensing Board; authorizing counties and municipalities to issue certain journeyman licenses, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2021
Last Event: 04/26/21 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 735 (Ch. 2021-214) -SJ 707 on Monday, April 26, 2021 4:03 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Regulated Industries
    • On agenda for: 03/16/21 3:30 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 7   Nays 1
  • Community Affairs
    • On agenda for: 03/30/21 3:30 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 6   Nays 3
  • Rules
    • On agenda for: 04/06/21 9:30 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 11   Nays 5

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 735 Subject: Preemption of Local Occupational Licensing Relationship: Identical

Bill Text

  • Committee Substitute 1
    • A 434936 , Farmer Date Filed: 04/13/21, Line#: 42 Senate: Not Considered 4/26/2021 4:03:03 PM
    • A 456776 , Farmer Date Filed: 04/23/21, Line#: 42 Senate: Not Considered 4/26/2021 4:03:08 PM
    • A 979060 , Perry Date Filed: 04/21/21, Line#: 43 Senate: Not Considered 4/26/2021 4:03:16 PM
    • AA 179254 , Cruz Date Filed: 04/23/21, Line#: 8 Senate: Not Considered 4/26/2021 4:03:21 PM
    • AA 948072 , Perry Date Filed: 04/23/21, Line#: 8 Senate: Not Considered 4/26/2021 4:03:34 PM
    • AA 335090 , Baxley Date Filed: 04/23/21, Line#: 64 Senate: Not Considered 4/26/2021 4:03:26 PM
    • SA 586938 , Garcia Date Filed: 04/23/21, Line#: 43 Senate: Not Considered 4/26/2021 4:03:40 PM
    • A 566552 , Perry Date Filed: 04/12/21, Line#: 45 Senate: Withdrawn 4/12/2021 12:13:49 PM
    • A 299936 , Hooper Date Filed: 04/12/21, Line#: 45 Senate: Not Considered 4/26/2021 4:03:48 PM
    • AA 765314 , Garcia Date Filed: 04/19/21, Line#: 5 Senate: Not Considered 4/26/2021 4:03:54 PM
    • A 145014 , Cruz Date Filed: 04/19/21, Line#: 45 Senate: Withdrawn 4/26/2021 9:46:58 AM
    • A 936794 , Garcia Date Filed: 04/19/21, Line#: 54 Senate: Not Considered 4/26/2021 4:03:59 PM
    • A 815936 , Rules, Farmer Date Filed: 04/06/21, Line#: 37 Senate(c): Withdrawn 04/06/2021 06:23 PM
  • Original Filed Version
    • A 917258 , Regulated Industries, Perry Date Filed: 03/15/21, Line#: 42 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 03/17/2021 12:05 PM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 4/6/2021 6:49:25 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 4/2/2021 5:45:42 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Community Affairs 3/31/2021 8:50:47 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Community Affairs 3/29/2021 3:43:04 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Regulated Industries 3/17/2021 1:45:46 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Regulated Industries 3/15/2021 3:28:05 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 735 (Ch. 2021-214) -SJ 707 Time: 04/26/2021 - 4:03 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Substituted HB 735 -SJ 707 Time: 04/26/2021 - 4:03 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 707 Time: 04/26/2021 - 4:02 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/26/21 -SJ 721 Time: 04/22/2021 - 7:13 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 04/07/2021 - 7:39 AM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 11 NAYS 5 -SJ 378 Time: 04/06/2021 - 4:19 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/06/21, 9:30 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 04/01/2021 - 3:01 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Now in Rules Time: 03/31/2021 - 9:07 AM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 3 -SJ 341 Time: 03/30/2021 - 6:11 PM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/30/21, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building Time: 03/25/2021 - 4:42 PM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: c1
Event: S CS by Regulated Industries read 1st time -SJ 274 Time: 03/18/2021 - 8:19 PM Member: Committee: Regulated Industries Version: c1
Event: S Now in Community Affairs Time: 03/18/2021 - 7:30 AM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 03/17/2021 - 2:35 PM Member: Committee: Regulated Industries Version: c1
Event: S CS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 7 NAYS 1 -SJ 271 Time: 03/16/2021 - 5:09 PM Member: Committee: Regulated Industries Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 03/16/21, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 03/11/2021 - 2:45 PM Member: Committee: Regulated Industries Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 56 Time: 03/02/2021 - 11:09 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Regulated Industries; Community Affairs; Rules -SJ 56 Time: 12/21/2020 - 11:46 AM Member: Committee: Regulated Industries Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 12/14/2020 - 2:50 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
163.211 HB 735
489.117 SB 338, CS/SB 344, HB 471, HB 735, CS/HB 1431
489.1455 CS/SB 344, HB 471, HB 735
489.5335 CS/SB 344, HB 471, HB 735